The last decade has seen an influx of Apps that can apply video filters on the fly. There’s a whole generation that love a filter, sometimes for a bit of fun but some filters can really alter your appearance. I had a Dell laptop about 13 years ago that came bundled with something like this with the built in webcam, I thought wouldn’t it be cool if you could add some filters to Teams. Well it turns out you can!
WARNING – Without stating the obvious (i.e. you may not want to join a meeting with a cat on top of your head), this is a real resource hog. Your laptop may run very slow. Here are the stats for the IT bods:
![](https://chrishayward.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Snap-Camera-TaskManager.jpg)
How?
You need to download and install Snap Camera for PC or Mac from here: https://snapcamera.snapchat.com/ (You don’t need to enter an email address)
![](https://chrishayward.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Snap-Camera.jpg)
Turn your webcam on and you should be able to search and apply for effects. Finally you need to go to Teams Settings > Devices > Camera and select “Snap Camera”
![](https://chrishayward.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Teams-Device-Snap-Camera.jpg)
You can still use Teams Background effects too. Enjoy!
![Chris Hayward](https://chrishayward.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/headshot.jpg)
Technical Architect at Symity